Type 8 planes (1888-1892)

The only significant change brought with the type 8
planes is the addition of the Stanley name cast into the center
of the 4 hole fence. Later examples will have a shorter foot on
the cast brass depth stop. Other planes in the Stanley line also
incorporated the Stanley name cast into some portion of the fence
or body by this time, obviously they were pushing for name recognition.

#41 Type 8 (1888-1892)

As you can see the Stanley name is boldly visible on the fence
of this plane. I should also mention that at some point into
production of the type 7 and 8 planes that Stanley started to
mount the tote by only inserting the single pin 2/3's of the
way through. Thus there is no hole on the opposite side. There
is no consistency in which side they inserted it from, I have
included an image of a type 7 for fence and pin comparison. I
believe that the tote was less likely to split from stress or
shrinkage with more wood to support it using just one pin part
way through.

Type 7 #41 for comparison

Here you can see the ivy pattern goes completely across the
fence. The pin is not visible here because it comes in from the
other side. Repairing one of these totes can be a challenge,
the pin cannot be driven out from the other side.